719 walks across Wales

• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  The Cambrian Way from Crickhowell

  Stage of the mountain route that runs the length of Wales, climbing from the Usk over Pen Cerrig-calch and the Black Mountains ridges.

  7.5 mi4 hr 30 Strenuous
• Montgomery and the Border

  Severn Way: Welshpool to Llandrinio

  Flat riverside walking on the Severn as it leaves Wales, through flood meadows with the Breiddens rising ahead.

  6.8 mi3 hr 20 Moderate
• Upper Wye Valley

  Wye Valley Walk: Rhayader to Newbridge

  The upper Wye between two small towns, through meadow, woodland and rock outcrop with red kites overhead throughout.

  8.1 mi4 hr 10 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  The Beacons Way: Llangorse to the Black Mountains

  Stage of the route that crosses the whole national park, climbing from the lake over Mynydd Llangorse and into the ridges beyond.

  8.7 mi5 hr Strenuous
• Gower

  Penclawdd and the Cockle Beds

  The marsh edge on the Loughor estuary where cockles have been gathered for centuries, with ponies on the saltings and huge skies.

  4.3 mi2 hr 20 Moderate
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Coed Morgannwg Way: Rhigos and Craig y Llyn

  A stage of the forest route across the coalfield, climbing to the highest point in Glamorgan with two glacial lakes below it.

  6.8 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• Dee Valley and Llangollen

  The Dee Valley to Corwen

  Up the Dee from Llangollen towards Corwen, on hill paths above the river with the Berwyn to the south.

  8.1 mi4 hr 20 Demanding
• Eryri: Cadair Idris and the Mawddach

  The Mawddach Way from Dolgellau

  The high-level alternative to the estuary trail, on the hills above the northern shore with the water below and Cadair Idris opposite.

  6.2 mi3 hr 40 Demanding
• Eryri: Ogwen and the Carneddau

  Slate Trail: Bethesda to Llanberis

  Stage of the route linking the slate villages, over the hills between the two largest quarries in the world.

  7.5 mi4 hr Demanding
• Llŷn Peninsula

  Coast Path: Aberdaron to Porthor

  Round the western tip of the Llŷn from the pilgrims’ last village to the whistling sands, with Bardsey offshore for much of it.

  6.2 mi3 hr 35 Demanding
• Anglesey

  Coast Path: Malltraeth to Newborough

  Along the Cefni estuary and through the forest to the great beach, on ground the painter Charles Tunnicliffe drew for forty years.

  5.6 mi3 hr Moderate
• Tywi Valley and Carmarthen

  Heart of Wales Line Trail: Llandeilo to Llangadog

  A stage of the walking route that shadows the railway, through the Tywi valley with stations at both ends.

  6.8 mi3 hr 40 Demanding
• Upper Wye Valley

  Heart of Wales Line Trail: Llandovery to Cynghordy

  North from a drovers’ town over the hills, with the great Cynghordy viaduct at the far end carrying the railway on eighteen arches.

  7.5 mi4 hr Demanding
• Usk Valley and Abergavenny

  Usk Valley Walk: Caerleon to Usk

  Between two Roman sites along the river, through woodland and farmland on a quiet stretch of the valley.

  6.8 mi3 hr 30 Demanding
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Three Castles Walk: Grosmont to Skenfrith

  Between two of the three Norman castles held as a single lordship, through the Monnow valley on quiet field paths.

  6.2 mi3 hr 20 Demanding
• Swansea and Neath

  Cistercian Way: Margam to Neath

  Between two abbeys on the route that links every Cistercian house in Wales, over the hills behind Port Talbot.

  6.2 mi3 hr 20 Demanding
• Eryri: Ogwen and the Carneddau

  Lôn Las Ogwen

  Surfaced route on the old slate railway from the sea at Bangor up the Ogwen valley to Bethesda, climbing gently the whole way.

  6.2 mi3 hr 5 Moderate
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Central Beacons

  Lôn Las Cymru: Brecon to Talybont

  The canal section of the route that crosses Wales end to end, level towpath with the Bannau escarpment alongside.

  6.2 mi3 hr 5 Moderate
• Anglesey

  Llyn Maelog

  A reed-fringed lake behind the dunes at Rhosneigr, with an accessible boardwalk to a viewing platform and a circuit of the water beyond it.

  2.2 mi1 hr 15 Easy
• Anglesey

  Aberffraw and the Church in the Sea

  From the old capital of Gwynedd across the dunes to a tiny church on a tidal island, cut off by every high tide.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Anglesey

  Cemlyn Bay

  Shingle ridge holding back a brackish lagoon, with one of the largest Arctic tern colonies in Britain nesting on the islands.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Moderate
• Anglesey

  Porth Wen Brickworks

  Abandoned brickworks in a remote cove, with beehive kilns and a chimney still standing on the shore where nothing else is.

  3.7 mi2 hr 10 Demanding
• Anglesey

  Carmel Head

  The remotest corner of Anglesey, with white navigation towers on the headland and the Skerries offshore in a fierce tidal race.

  5.0 mi2 hr 50 Demanding
• Anglesey

  Four Mile Bridge to Trearddur

  Long section round the western side of Holy Island, past rocky inlets and sandy coves to a bay full of Victorian villas.

  9.0 mi4 hr 30 Demanding
• Anglesey

  Llangoed to Penmon Point

  A circuit through fields and tracks to the most easterly point on Anglesey, returning past the priory and St Seiriol’s holy well.

  4.3 mi2 hr 25 Moderate
• Llŷn Peninsula

  Llanbedrog to Abersoch

  Along the southern Llŷn coast between two beaches, over the headland with the Tin Man on it and down to the sailing town.

  4.3 mi2 hr 25 Moderate
• Eryri: Ffestiniog and the Moelwynion

  Borth-y-Gest to Black Rock Sands

  Round the headland from a quiet harbour village to a beach you can drive a car onto, with the Glaslyn estuary behind and Eryri above.

  5.6 mi3 hr 5 Moderate
• Ceredigion Coast

  Cwmtydu and Cwm Soden

  A wooded valley running inland from a smugglers’ cove, with a nature reserve, a mill site and the coast path along the top.

  3.7 mi2 hr 15 Demanding
• Ceredigion Coast

  Coast Path: New Quay to Aberporth

  The hardest stretch of the Ceredigion coast, with five hundred metres of climbing packed into eight miles of relentless switchback.

  8.1 mi4 hr 40 Strenuous
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Rest Bay to Kenfig

  North from Porthcawl along the coast and into the great dune system at Kenfig, with a buried town somewhere underneath.

  5.6 mi3 hr Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Lavernock Point

  The headland where Marconi sent the first radio message over water, with a wildlife reserve on the cliff and Flat Holm offshore.

  2.8 mi1 hr 35 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Parc Tredelerch and the Sea Wall

  A lake and reedbed on the edge of Cardiff, with level paths out to the sea wall and the Severn estuary beyond.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• South Pembrokeshire Coast

  West Angle Bay Circular

  A short circuit at the mouth of Milford Haven, with a Victorian fort on the island offshore and rock pools that are among the best in Wales.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• South Pembrokeshire Coast

  Broad Haven South and the Lily Ponds

  The short version of the Bosherston circuit: the beach, Church Rock offshore, and the causeways across the lily ponds.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Carmarthenshire Coast

  Llansteffan Circular

  The full circuit round the headland from the beach, taking in the castle, the holy well and the estuary shore.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Carmarthenshire Coast

  Burry Port Harbour

  Level coastal path round a harbour where Amelia Earhart landed after crossing the Atlantic, with Gower across the estuary.

  3.4 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Dunraven Bay to Nash Point

  The full heritage coast walk between two headlands, on layered cliffs above a wave-cut platform with the Somerset coast opposite.

  5.6 mi3 hr 5 Demanding
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Barry Island and Friars Point

  Round the headland from the fairground beach, with the docks on one side and the Bristol Channel on the other.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Newport and the Gwent Levels

  Uskmouth and the Reedbeds

  The longer circuit at Newport Wetlands, out to the lighthouse on the sea wall and back through the reedbeds and saline lagoons.

  3.7 mi2 hr Easy
• Newport and the Gwent Levels

  Sudbrook and the Severn Tunnel

  The sea wall at the narrowest crossing of the Severn, with the pumping station that keeps the railway tunnel dry and both bridges in view.

  3.7 mi1 hr 55 Easy
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Sedbury Cliffs

  The southern end of Offa’s Dyke Path, where the earthwork runs out at a cliff above the Severn and the stone marks the start.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Carmarthenshire Coast

  North Dock to Sandy Water Park

  The Llanelli end of the coastal park, level and surfaced, with the Loughor estuary on one side and reclaimed industrial ground on the other.

  3.4 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Swansea and Neath

  Blackpill and Swansea Bay

  Level promenade along the bay with a Victorian lido, and mudflats that hold internationally important numbers of waders.

  3.1 mi1 hr 35 Easy
• Swansea and Neath

  Aberavon Beach

  Two miles of flat sand and promenade with the steelworks at one end and Swansea Bay opening west, which is an honest description of the view.

  3.4 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Clwydian Range and Vale of Clwyd

  Prestatyn to Rhyl

  Flat promenade between two seaside towns, on the shortest and most accessible section of the Wales Coast Path.

  3.7 mi1 hr 50 Easy
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Llanddulas to Colwyn Bay

  Level coastal path between the limestone quarry jetty and the resort, with the railway alongside and the sea a few feet away.

  3.7 mi1 hr 50 Easy
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  The Dee Estuary at Point of Ayr

  Sea wall and shore on the corner where the north coast turns into the Dee estuary, with the RSPB reserve and enormous flocks of waders.

  3.7 mi1 hr 55 Easy
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  Greenfield Dock and the Dee Shore

  Level coastal path along the Dee estuary from an old dock, with saltmarsh, waders and the Wirral across the water.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  The Dee at Connah’s Quay

  Level walking along the canalised Dee, on an estuary that was engineered straight in the eighteenth century and still holds enormous bird numbers.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Eryri: Yr Wyddfa and Llanberis

  Craflwyn, Hafod y Llan and Llyn Dinas

  Off the beaten track on the wild side of Nant Gwynant, over the lower slopes of Yr Aran past Watkin Path waterfalls to the lake.

  6.5 mi3 hr 50 Demanding

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